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Moutai Shengyue Flying Fairy Packaging by Yingsong Brand Design (Shenzhen) Co, Ltd

Moutai Shengyue Flying Fairy Packaging

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2025

A rich vermillion field dominates the visual experience in Yingsong Brand Design (Shenzhen) Co, Ltd's Moutai Shengyue Flying Fairy Packaging, where a cylindrical ceramic vessel and its accompanying rectangular presentation box stand upon undulating terracotta-hued sand dunes, creating a harmonious dialogue between product and environment that evokes ancient trade routes and celestial mythology. The compositional architecture follows a classical two-point arrangement with the bottle positioned at the left third and the taller box commanding the right two-thirds, establishing visual hierarchy through both scale and surface complexity. The chromatic palette centers upon deep cinnabar reds and burnt sienna tones as the dominant ground, against which flowing ribbons of ultramarine blue, cobalt, and lapis lazuli create serpentine passages across both surfaces, their sinuous movement suggesting wind-swept celestial scarves. Accents of cadmium yellow, Naples yellow, and gold leaf illuminate the circular medallions positioned near the top of each element, while touches of viridian and emerald green in stylized lotus and cloud motifs provide complementary chromatic relief. The figurative content depicts an apsara or flying celestial maiden rendered in the Tang dynasty Dunhuang mural tradition, her form gracefully elongated as she plays a stringed instrument, her flowing garments and ribbons creating dynamic curvilinear vectors that guide the eye across the composition. The lighting suggests diffused golden-hour illumination from the upper left, casting soft shadows beneath the objects while maintaining luminosity across the decorated surfaces. Surface treatment demonstrates exceptional technical virtuosity, with the bottle exhibiting a glossy ceramic finish that catches light along its curved profile, while the box surface presents a matte textured quality suggesting handmade paper or embossed material. Vertical calligraphic elements in golden script create strong directional emphasis, their traditional brushwork character adding temporal depth and cultural authenticity. The spatial construction presents a shallow foreground stage with the desert landscape receding through atmospheric perspective into a warm, hazy horizon, the gradient from terracotta to peachy coral to pale amber creating depth through color temperature shifts. Edge treatments vary purposefully between the crisp mechanical precision of the product silhouettes and the painterly soft edges of the illustrated ribbons and cloud forms, this contrast heightening the sense of ethereal movement against material stability.

The design inspiration of Flying Fairy Culture liquor comes from the Flying Fairy in the murals of the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang. The bottle adopts the element of Flying Fairy, showing the elegance and luxury of Flying Fairy. This design not only pays tribute to traditional Chinese culture, but also combines Kweichow Moutai liquor with Dunhuang art, endowing the product with unique cultural value.